K-12 STEM Activities (REMS): Resources

Ideas that will generate fun and may help spark a student’s interest in engineering

Design Squad offers ideas for science and engineering activities in an informal setting. Design Squad is also a TV program with episodes that can be viewed online. pbskids.org/designsquad/

Discover Engineering provides video activities to teach children how engineers use science to help people and minimize injury. http://www.discoverengineering.org/ (Go to Video Activities then “Extreme Enough”)

eGFI is part of American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). Committed to promoting and enhancing efforts to improve K-12 STEM and engineering education. www.egfi-k12.org

Environmental Protection Agency: Discover lesson plans, games, and other resources for you and your students, as well as links to EPA's online training academies. http://www.water.epa.gov/learn/

National Engineers Week provides tested activities to introduce in the classroom. www.eweek.org/

Society of Women Engineers Internet Activities Center introduces basic engineering skills such as drafting, using tools, deductive skills and the scientific method through a series of lesson plans with hands-on and interactive computer activities designed for young women grades 5 and up.http://www.swe.org/iac/index.html

Teachers TryScience provides free and engaging lessons, along with teaching strategies and resources, which are designed to spark students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).http://teacherstryscience.org/lp

The Futures Channel produces and distributes high quality multimedia content which educators in any setting can use to enliven curriculum, engage students and otherwise enhance the learning experience.http://thefutureschannel.com/

Try Engineering offers a variety of lesson plans and games that align with education standards to allow teachers and students to apply engineering principles in the classroom. http://www.tryengineering.org/lesson.php (Search “Assembly Line” or “Recycling”)